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thank you. >> the obama administration said it has met it's deadline to fix the healthcare.gov website. the administration promised all would be well in november. we will gather to the white house with more details, mike, this was a big deadline for the administration. are all the problems with the website solved? >> reporter: they aren't all solved but they say its like night and day after that disastrous launch of octobe october 1st. they cite certain benchmarks, certain metrics, error rates down to 1%. they were 6% at the outset of this debacle in the estimation of administration officials. as many as 800,000 a day and they achieved 90% functionality. you recall that by the end of last month, november 31st they had promised an 80% functionality. by their own estimation they have exceeded that. but that's by their own estimation. for the time being we'll have to take their word for it. it's all a anecdotal at this point. there are questions about the website's security when people are entering sensitive personal information and data, and about insurers on the back end, are they getti
thank you. >> the obama administration said it has met it's deadline to fix the healthcare.gov website. the administration promised all would be well in november. we will gather to the white house with more details, mike, this was a big deadline for the administration. are all the problems with the website solved? >> reporter: they aren't all solved but they say its like night and day after that disastrous launch of octobe october 1st. they cite certain benchmarks, certain metrics,...
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thank you. let's get the latest on weather conditions, dave warren is with us. >> meteorologist: rain storms and a lot of cold weather moving in, but it's dry. you'll start to see it clear out. this thing is moving every which way. it's up to the south of new england, that warm southerly wind with temperatures in the 50s and 60s here. a mix here as we have the cold air moving in. we have the snow that picked up by the radar, and it's coming in from the northwest. the cold air is moving towards the northeast and we'll clear out all this rain and mix here from i-95 to washington, baltimore, new york, new england, and off to the east. it may end briefly on i-95. it should not accumulate much, temperatures well above freezing, but slippery in some areas. winter advise advisories in new, and different areas as the rain comes down. the temperatures will drop to below freezing and that comes with a gusting wind. that will be the big story overnight tonight. traveling, philadelphia, jfk, laguardia, wash
thank you. let's get the latest on weather conditions, dave warren is with us. >> meteorologist: rain storms and a lot of cold weather moving in, but it's dry. you'll start to see it clear out. this thing is moving every which way. it's up to the south of new england, that warm southerly wind with temperatures in the 50s and 60s here. a mix here as we have the cold air moving in. we have the snow that picked up by the radar, and it's coming in from the northwest. the cold air is moving...
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. >> lisa stark thank you. >> thank you. >> in other news, the obama administration says the health insurance website has vastly improved. the administration has spent two months fixing the glitches in the health care reform law. mike viqueria, are all the problems fixed? >> well, not all the problems are fixed but the white house spokesman just moments ago jay carney speaking for the president believes that the website has significantly improved and they have met their threshold for the vast majority of citizens who sign on. 90% will have a successful experience and will be able to enroll through the website. night and day is how the top official that the president put in charge of having this website up and functioning by november 30th, last saturday, says the difference is between october 1st, and the end of november. the problem is, that it's two months, two months that were virtually lost where people could not enroll on the website and now it's crunch time. some of the other metrics they put out, the error rate is less than 1%, when earlier i.t. was 6%, other websites is 1/10 of 1%, or
. >> lisa stark thank you. >> thank you. >> in other news, the obama administration says the health insurance website has vastly improved. the administration has spent two months fixing the glitches in the health care reform law. mike viqueria, are all the problems fixed? >> well, not all the problems are fixed but the white house spokesman just moments ago jay carney speaking for the president believes that the website has significantly improved and they have met their...
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right with healthcare.gov this one day after the obama administration said the site was 90% functional and fixed. some users say it's still possible to think you are signed up but not get coverage. and at peak times of the day, just signing on was still a bit of a problem. mike viqueira is at the whitehouse for us and has the latest on this trouble site. mike, this was a big deadline for the administration over the weekend >> reporter: right. >> there seems to be plenty of work to do here. >> >> reporter: there is. there is good news/bad news really. you mentioned signing on. the administration was full of facts and figures over the laugh two days. saturday, they set november 30th as the goal whereby the quote, unquote vast majority of americans visiting the website would have a positive experience and some success. that would be a marked improvement over what we have seen over the course of the last two months ever since the bungled launch and the administration says there are market improvements. the error rate now less than 1% down from a whopping 6% back in and on october 1st. if y
right with healthcare.gov this one day after the obama administration said the site was 90% functional and fixed. some users say it's still possible to think you are signed up but not get coverage. and at peak times of the day, just signing on was still a bit of a problem. mike viqueira is at the whitehouse for us and has the latest on this trouble site. mike, this was a big deadline for the administration over the weekend >> reporter: right. >> there seems to be plenty of work to...
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president obama pledged federal disaster aid for 13 counties in south or central illinois. they are not being forgotten. aid includes low-cost loans for housing renovation to get them on their feet and going here in washington. andy roesgen live from washington illinois. thank you very much. >> we'll have more on the holidays in a moment. first we want to look at the day's other top stories, we begin in egypt where these are the images leaving some speechless. 14 women and girls in white in a cage in a cairo courtroom. they have been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. among them seven minors going to gaol. they were convicted under a law banning demonstrations without government permission. hoda abdel-hamid has more. >> there was an uproar across the board. people were angered seeing this 14 girls standing in that gaming in the court, and being treated as if they were high criminals. now, these girls do belong to a group called the 7am movement. that's a movement that does support the ain't coup alliance and former president mohamed morsi. before going to school or
president obama pledged federal disaster aid for 13 counties in south or central illinois. they are not being forgotten. aid includes low-cost loans for housing renovation to get them on their feet and going here in washington. andy roesgen live from washington illinois. thank you very much. >> we'll have more on the holidays in a moment. first we want to look at the day's other top stories, we begin in egypt where these are the images leaving some speechless. 14 women and girls in white...
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. >> thank you. a research are on thailand with the human watch group, joining us from bangkok. >> in a few short hours of the obama administration is set to give a report on films to the troubled heath care website. reporters will be briefed at 9am eastern. they'll talk about the result of a 5-week examination of the website, trying to make it user friendly and bug free. it is back online after going on and now it should work for most people. >> we are on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment. >> but while the white house promises a smoothly running website, weeks of negative publicity takes a toll on the president. >> it started with a promise of affordable health care. >> through the marketplace you can get health insures for the equivalent of your cell phone bill. technical failures turned into political disaster. healthcare.gov - the same day saw talks with the government shutdown. people faced long waits. broken website and a h
. >> thank you. a research are on thailand with the human watch group, joining us from bangkok. >> in a few short hours of the obama administration is set to give a report on films to the troubled heath care website. reporters will be briefed at 9am eastern. they'll talk about the result of a 5-week examination of the website, trying to make it user friendly and bug free. it is back online after going on and now it should work for most people. >> we are on track to have a...
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dozens received holiday phone calls from the commander-in-chief, president obama dialled members and thanks for service and wishing them a happy thanksgiving. >> give thanks for the freedom they defend and think what we want and say what we think and worship according to our own beliefs. >> reporter: the president celebrated a low-key thanksgiving with his family at the white house. that is a break for many of his predecessors who spent the holiday at camp david. in pakistan a change of command, a powerful military chief passes the baton to his successor as the country struggles to contain militants and struggling to make a living as kids, children who escaped the war in syria facing new dangers on the streets of lebanon. and the eve of world aids day, looking at the funding and research giving hopes to millions of people live with the disease around the world. >> they are trying to get a w and tactics have come into question recently and will show you why in sports. >> reporter: a live look at the toys "r" us square in time square, look at that line as people wait for bargains. dete
dozens received holiday phone calls from the commander-in-chief, president obama dialled members and thanks for service and wishing them a happy thanksgiving. >> give thanks for the freedom they defend and think what we want and say what we think and worship according to our own beliefs. >> reporter: the president celebrated a low-key thanksgiving with his family at the white house. that is a break for many of his predecessors who spent the holiday at camp david. in pakistan a...
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. >> joining us live from bangkok, thank you very much. >> immigration incident resulted. >> people held there. >> that's exactly what we're talking about. >> we'll tell you why president obama got an unexpected earful from hecklers. >> a supreme court showdown over birth control. should companies with religious objections be forced to pay for the pill. >> in ohio, accusations over a rape case cover up. officials now facing serious charges there. power of the people until we restore our freedoms and r >> welcome back to aljazeera america, i'm del walters, just ahead, president obama sends a message to hecklers who disrupted his speech on immigration reform. >> first, let's find out how wet and cold it's going to be where you are or where you're headed with nicole mitchell. >> temperatures are actually going to be on the rise for the east coast as low pressure moves northward, funneling in the warm air. closer to the great lakes, it will be snow. we've gone up into the 50's in savanna versus 30's in atlanta. the warm air will spread fortward aba lot of 40's along the coastline. temperatur
. >> joining us live from bangkok, thank you very much. >> immigration incident resulted. >> people held there. >> that's exactly what we're talking about. >> we'll tell you why president obama got an unexpected earful from hecklers. >> a supreme court showdown over birth control. should companies with religious objections be forced to pay for the pill. >> in ohio, accusations over a rape case cover up. officials now facing serious charges there. power...
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. >> thank you mike viqueira reporting from the white house. >>> while the military option is on the table, should the 6-month trial period fail, president obama emphasised that dialogue is the path forward in dealing with iran and its nuclear program. >> world powers have recognised iran's nuclear rights. the islamic republic of iran innately enjoys this right and this right has been granted to all the signatories by the mtp. >> some iranians believe the agreement is a bad deal. here is a look at what tehran gets. the sanctions held against it lighten up on gold and metal exports and car industry. that will potentially provide rain with $1.5 billion. sales of iranian oil will be heavily restricted. iranian students - they'll get tew irn assistance from their government. hassan rouhani is calling the deal a victory. he added that iran's enrichment activities will continue same as the past. >> israel calls it a mistake. officials say rain pose as threat. let's bring in our correspondent mike hanna. good morninging. israel is describing the deal as an historic mistake. why is that? >>
. >> thank you mike viqueira reporting from the white house. >>> while the military option is on the table, should the 6-month trial period fail, president obama emphasised that dialogue is the path forward in dealing with iran and its nuclear program. >> world powers have recognised iran's nuclear rights. the islamic republic of iran innately enjoys this right and this right has been granted to all the signatories by the mtp. >> some iranians believe the agreement is...
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del. >> lisa, thank you very much. >> many iranians happy about the deal, saying they hope it helps the country emerge from years of economic isolation. crowds took to the streets of iran after hearing the news. >> many in tehran stayed up all night, thousands making their way to the airport, giving a hero'sble come to the prime minister, hailing him as an ambassador for peace. vile's prime minister saying the deal will make the world a more dangerous place. president obama telephoned netanyahu. but netanyahu calling the deal a historic mistake. for more, we are joined from jerusalem now. world leadiers describing this as a breakthrough, but some say it is not that, including israel. who's right, who's wrong? >> at the end of the day, the relationship will survive and two sides agree to disagree. there's a huge amount of tension right now. there's an ideological difference here. the u.s. has signed a deal that freezes the iranian program, not dismantling it. israel says that there's no deal allowed unless iran has no capacity to build a nuclear weapon or it would take them a matter of y
del. >> lisa, thank you very much. >> many iranians happy about the deal, saying they hope it helps the country emerge from years of economic isolation. crowds took to the streets of iran after hearing the news. >> many in tehran stayed up all night, thousands making their way to the airport, giving a hero'sble come to the prime minister, hailing him as an ambassador for peace. vile's prime minister saying the deal will make the world a more dangerous place. president obama...